{"id":504306,"date":"2021-05-13T13:35:11","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T17:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=504306"},"modified":"2021-05-13T13:35:13","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T17:35:13","slug":"biden-says-they-dont-believe-russian-government-was-involved-in-colonial-pipeline-hack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-they-dont-believe-russian-government-was-involved-in-colonial-pipeline-hack\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Says They Don\u2019t Believe Russian Government Was Involved In Colonial Pipeline Hack"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-says-they-dont-believe-russian-government-was-involved-in-colonial-pipeline-hack%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=504306&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/joe-biden-ransomeware-e1620926040990.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<aside id=\"right1forarticles\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"46.266972477064\">\n<p>President Joe Biden said Thursday that they don\u2019t believe the Russian government was involved in the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack.<\/p>\n<p>Biden spoke about the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/08\/cyber-attack-shuts-down-colonial-pipeline\/\">pipeline<\/a>, which began resuming operations Wednesday night, and urged Americans to remain calm amid fuel <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/10\/cyberattack-pipeline-shutdown-april-jobs-biden\/\">shortages<\/a>. The president said that while the Russian government isn\u2019t believed to be involved, the administration does think the hackers responsible are living in Russia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t believe the Russian government was involved in this attack, but we do have strong reason to believe that the criminals who did the attack are living in Russia. That\u2019s where it came from,\u201d the president said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Biden said he expects the situation regarding a lack of gas across several states \u201cto improve by the weekend\u201d and early next week. He also said gas stations should not \u201ctry to take advantage of consumers during this time\u201d and announced that he\u2019s asked federal agencies to be ready in case they need to provide additional assistance regarding price gouging.<\/p>\n<p>The president added that the administration has been speaking with Moscow and that it has plans to disrupt the ransomware network.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have been in direct communications with Moscow about the imperative for responsible countries to take decisive action against these ransomware networks,\u201d Biden said. \u201cWe\u2019re also gonna pursue a measure to disrupt their ability to operate, and our Justice Department has launched a new task force dedicated to prosecuting ransom to the full extend of the law. And finally, let me say that this event is has provided an urgent reminder of why we need to harden our infrastructure and make it more resilient against all threats, natural and manmade.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden signed an executive order following the Colonial Pipeline and other attacks dedicated to improving the federal government\u2019s cybersecurity defenses.<\/p>\n<p>Colonial Pipeline Co. reportedly paid the hackers nearly $5 million in ransom just hours after the attack, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-05-13\/colonial-pipeline-paid-hackers-nearly-5-million-in-ransom\">Bloomberg<\/a> News <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/13\/colonial-pipeline-paid-hackers-cyberattack\/\">reported<\/a> Thursday. This move comes despite recommendations from cybersecurity experts against paying such ransoms, in part because it can contribute to a rise in future attacks.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden said Thursday that they don\u2019t believe the Russian government was involved in the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack. 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